Oozing squash

I recently picked some winter squash because a sap of some sort was oozing through the skin or stem. It was attracting ants. So I cut the squash off the vine, and brought it inside to cure. It is still producing a clear sticky sap. Anyone have any idea what this is? I have never grown winter squash before and have a lot of them growing, so am curious if they are any good? They are hard, not soft, so I don't believe they are rotting.

As a 'winter' squash type, the sap may fall into the 'irritating' category. What kind of scent does the sap have? Not sure I'd want to taste it without knowing for use it is not the result of mold of some sort. You may not know for sure until you cut into it.